The HomePod mini is priced at $749, a very affordable price that not only attracts users of other products, but also allows users to experience the charm of Homekit at the lowest possible cost.
When I first saw it, it didn’t remind me so much of the original HomePod as it did of a Xishi Zisha pot.
HomePod mini has the same features as HomePod and the ability to interoperate with the Apple ecosystem. At less than 9cm high, it can be placed on a desk, bookcase, bedside table, sofa side table, TV cabinet, bathroom, kitchen, foyer cabinet and various other locations, and it is also possible to purchase multiple devices to form a stereo sound field.
The first page of the official website is completely covered with an undercurrent of colourful slogans, and what Apple wants to tell users is that this little device is just a HomePod in a reduced size, without any reduction in performance or product power. You can still use it to listen to songs, interact with several iOS apps via Siri, or use it to find your iPhone, complete remote control of Homekit smart home devices and much more.
Siri’s ability to communicate with humans has come a long way since its inception on the 4s, with the intelligence to understand your intentions and engage in continuous dialogue with you, and with Siri stationed on the HomePod you can ask it to do many things for you, such as those listed in the official image.
In fact, when we arrive home, the path of communication with Siri has naturally taken over from the iPhone, Airpods and CarPlay platforms to HomePod smoothly, with music playing, curtains closing, warm light sources switching and so on… well, it’s very palatable.
According to Apple officials.
HomePod mini has an incredibly rich and detailed sound, and with the use of computational audio technology, it performs amazingly well. The Apple S5 chip uses a sophisticated tuning model to optimise volume, adjust dynamic range and control the activity of the drivers and passive radiators in real time, enabling such a small design to deliver stunning sound. HomePod mini uses the same acoustic principles as HomePod for superior sound quality. homePod mini features an Apple-designed sound waveguide that directs the flow of sound down to the bottom of the speaker and outward for an immersive 360-degree audio experience. No matter where you place it in the room, you’ll always hear the same sound. A three-microphone array is ready for the “Hey Siri” command, and a fourth inward-facing microphone helps to separate the sound from the speaker to enhance voice detection when playing music.
Of course, I don’t think most people will be looking into what their engineers are saying.
The new device still supports the relay feature, which allows mini to play the current music seamlessly when you’re listening to music on your iPhone by simply holding your iPhone close to mini, and later this interactive experience when audio is transferred from one device to another, from visual to auditory to tactile feedback effects, Apple will make a linkage design on HomePod with other devices. mini When I tried the HomePod in my hands, there were not many interactive cues, and when the HomePod took over the music playing on the iPhone, it simply popped up a message on the iPhone that said
Apple also introduced a new way to play with the new product, which allows you to broadcast to HomePods and HomePod Mini in different rooms via Siri, also known as messaging, or you can designate a HomePod in a particular room to send a message, and the other party can reply to you instantly.
And this broadcast feature also works with iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and CarPlay car, other members can reply to your broadcast on all these devices, which is really convenient and I think this feature is useful for those who have children at home.
